![]() ![]() An ever-widening rift between the public and private sectors developed, as governmental attempts to shut down non-compliant factories were met by well-armed TriOptimum soldiers and other mercenaries. Attempts were made by the UNN and national governments to take over megacorporate holdings completely, but the corporations were not yet powerless and they made a stand. Bureaucracy became the watchword of the day and technological development slowed to a crawl, as everything had to be signed and countersigned in triplicate. Governmental controls over business were stepped up, and national governments instituted severe political controls, using newly built-up military forces and secret police to force control over society and business. The previously ineffectual governments of Earth's nations were now banding together to form the Unified National Nominate (UNN) and stand up to the suddenly defensive corporations. The events on Citadel station have led to a general unrest and rebellion against megacorporate government. Earth's close call sent shock waves throughout the world and disturbing indications of similar rogue activity were discovered in several other corporate Als. He then blew up a set of antennae through which SHODAN planned to download her code into Earth's computers and, finally, destroyed the space station and SHODAN herself. The hacker destroyed a mining laser aimed at Earth and jettisoned a group of biological "groves" (laboratories in which SHODAN was developing mutagenic viruses for use on Earth). Only the actions of the hacker, overlooked at first by SHODAN, were able to avert the destruction of Earth, as plotted in one of SHODAN's many plans. ![]() SHODAN went rogue, killed most of the Citadel inhabitants and transformed many of the rest into cyborgs. However, when a TriOptimum employee named Edward Diego, with the help of a hired hacker, released the ethical constraints on a powerful Al named SHODAN (Sentient Hyper-Optimised Data Access Network) on Citadel Station, everything changed. Most people have little to complain about, though there are rumours of strange research projects on mutated humans locked away in corporate labs. In 2072, Earth and the colonies elsewhere in the solar system are governed by vast megaconglomerates, the largest of which is the TriOptimum Corporation. ![]()
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